A/N just to say sorry for how my last chapter uploaded!!! Anyone know how
to stop it uploading like that?? Thanks!
Chapter fourteen ~ Getting to know Emma.
For the first time in his life Artemis had had enough. All he wanted was to return back to Ireland and forget the name Mike Towers. In fact if it hadn't been for Holly and Butler he would have. But he had promised Short to help her catch her convict, and he couldn't step down with Butler watching. After all Butler had said he would stay even if Artemis went.
But he was tired, his father was dead, they were no closer to the money and they had a spoilt sixteen year old sitting on the couch. The rest of the group were relying on him for the master plan, the way to get out of the mess they were in. but for once Artemis wasn't prepared to make a plan. He was going to sit back and watch how things went, it would probably be a lot easier, and less things could go wrong.
Though he still had his plan B, which Butler had set up for should things get out of hand.
He sighed as he left the bedroom and entered the sitting room.
Emma was sitting huffily in the chair, flicking noisily through the channels on the television. Artemis watched her with interest.
He smirked. "Anything interesting on?" he asked politely.
Tamarisk looked up from the table where she sat reading a fashion magazine. Not that tamarisk was really bothered about how she looked, but she liked scoffing at the outrageous hairstyles. She was at that point showing Holly the latest mud men fashions. Holly was staring at the page, eyes open wide.
Butler was standing by the window watching a taxi as it dropped off a group of holiday makers.
At that moment a scratchy voice came through the intercom system attached to Holly's helmet.
"Short, Short, you there? Short…"
Holly jumped up and pressed the answer button.
"Yes sir?"
"Ah, there you are, well, have you caught her yet? Our little convict…"
"Well sir, the thing is…what with one thing…"
"Yes or no, Captain." Root said with warning in his voice.
Emma turned the television off and turned to listen, flinging her blond hair behind her.
"No." Holly sighed.
"Well then Short it is pretty clear that you need some help…"
"I do not need…" she began loudly, but was prevented from finishing due to Artemis flinging his hand over her mouth.
"Sounds good, Commander." He said.
"Yes, well," Root continued with a scowl at the voice of Artemis Fowl, "as I was saying, help yes. I would send another officer to help you Short, but I wouldn't trist them. So I'm coming to America, and
Foaly is on stand by should we need him, which I doubt once I have arrived."
"Really, sir, I do not need any help." Holly insisted breaking free from Artemis.
Artemis elbowed her hard. "What are you saying? I hate to admit it too but we need help!"
"I'll get back to you." Holly said as she turned the intercom system off.
"Well?" Fowl asked, annoyed.
"Look Artemis, yeah help would be great, but if Root helps us, then that's it. it all goes down on file, and I was really hoping to keep this one quiet." She said.
"Maybe its better if we don't."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Koboi isn't going to just walk up to us with her hands in the air. Holly we need the LEPs help, you must see that."
"I don't, and it's my choice, and I say no. we can do this alone."
"Or die trying," Artemis muttered.
"You know Fowl if I didn't know any better I'd say you were scared."
He smirked. "No Holly, it's called be realistic, probably a concept you're not familiar with."
Emma was listening intently to the argument going on between the two. "Koboi?" she said suddenly, as she recognised the name.
Both Artemis and Holly turned to face her.
"Oh so now you're ready to listen to me." She smiled.
"You know Koboi?" Artemis asked, in his calm silky voice.
She nodded and turned to face the television set, and once more began flicking through the various channels.
Artemis walked around the couch to face her.
"Well?"
"Well?" she asked innocently.
"What do you know about her?"
"Let me get this straight, you want me to tell you about Koboi, for zilch, you want me to divilge information I swore to keep, for nothing?" she exclaimed.
"What do you want then?"
"Hmm, let me see now, what could I possibly want at this percise moment in time…let me think. Wait I know, I could use a little freedom!" she shouted the last word, and stood up angrily.
Artemis smirked. "I don't think so."
"Fine." She said, collapsing back down.
Artemis shook his head and walked away.
Holly walked up to him. "What are you playing at Fowl? She could tell us some useful information."
"So what do you suggest? I open the door and let her go? Then wait for Towers, with his gun to come after me. Some how Holly I don't think so."
"Bargain with her." she said.
"Tell you what then Holly, lets make a deal. I get the information from Emma, and you accept the LEPs offer of help."
"That's completely different…"
"No it's not and even if it was, that's the deal. Take it or leave it."
"Alright fine." Holly said angrily as she went back to the table to grab her helmet.
She faltered for a second. "Does anyone know where Mulch is?"
Tamarisk shook her head, as she looked hurriedly around the room.
"It's alright, he's on a job for me." Butler said suddenly.
The group looked up shocked. Since when did Butler give orders?
Artemis nodded at Butler and turned to Holly. "I think you have some grovelling to do."
"I don't grovel," she replied, as sweetly as she could.
"So, Emma, apart from freedom what do you want to tell me about Koboi?"
Emma looked up from the telly and smiled. "Hmm, I dunno, really."
Artemis had to hold himself back from hitting. He forced his arms by his sides and scowled.
"How about…"
"No freedom." Artemis reminded her.
She ignored him. "How about a deal?"
"What sort of deal?"
"Listen I'm doing you a favour really, but even if, note the word if, you get the money you're owed, my father wont let you walk away. you'll die for this, I am telling you. unless…"
"Unless…" Artemis prompted.
"Unless he dies."
"What?"
"It's you or him. So you get your money, fairy gets Koboi, and I get him, dead."
"And why would you want him dead?"
She laughed. "I don't need someone to rule my life, I can manage it on my own." She said pointedly.
He smirked. "So why don't you leave? Surely you don't need to go to such extremes."
"You think he would let me leave, he's a monster Fowl, and I want him dead. I'll tell you everything,
I'll help, I'll do anything and all I ask is an invitation to his funeral."
"You have to be absolutely sure this is what you want. I mean I cant kill him and then have you saying…"
"I promise it is what I want, what I have always wanted. So do we have a deal?"
Holly looked up from the intercom system, Tamarisk was so shocked her mouth was open, and even Butler had taken his eyes from the window. All eyes were fixed on Artemis.
"He killed my father, and countless others. He deserves to die, and I would willingly kill him, but are you absolutely sure? Killing is one thing you cant undo."
"I have never been more sure about anything in my entire life." She replied, staring into his eyes.
Artemis nodded, seriously. "Very well then, Ms Towers, I think you have yourself a deal."
They reached forwards and shook hands, an unforgettable moment in history.
A/N please R&R
Chapter fourteen ~ Getting to know Emma.
For the first time in his life Artemis had had enough. All he wanted was to return back to Ireland and forget the name Mike Towers. In fact if it hadn't been for Holly and Butler he would have. But he had promised Short to help her catch her convict, and he couldn't step down with Butler watching. After all Butler had said he would stay even if Artemis went.
But he was tired, his father was dead, they were no closer to the money and they had a spoilt sixteen year old sitting on the couch. The rest of the group were relying on him for the master plan, the way to get out of the mess they were in. but for once Artemis wasn't prepared to make a plan. He was going to sit back and watch how things went, it would probably be a lot easier, and less things could go wrong.
Though he still had his plan B, which Butler had set up for should things get out of hand.
He sighed as he left the bedroom and entered the sitting room.
Emma was sitting huffily in the chair, flicking noisily through the channels on the television. Artemis watched her with interest.
He smirked. "Anything interesting on?" he asked politely.
Tamarisk looked up from the table where she sat reading a fashion magazine. Not that tamarisk was really bothered about how she looked, but she liked scoffing at the outrageous hairstyles. She was at that point showing Holly the latest mud men fashions. Holly was staring at the page, eyes open wide.
Butler was standing by the window watching a taxi as it dropped off a group of holiday makers.
At that moment a scratchy voice came through the intercom system attached to Holly's helmet.
"Short, Short, you there? Short…"
Holly jumped up and pressed the answer button.
"Yes sir?"
"Ah, there you are, well, have you caught her yet? Our little convict…"
"Well sir, the thing is…what with one thing…"
"Yes or no, Captain." Root said with warning in his voice.
Emma turned the television off and turned to listen, flinging her blond hair behind her.
"No." Holly sighed.
"Well then Short it is pretty clear that you need some help…"
"I do not need…" she began loudly, but was prevented from finishing due to Artemis flinging his hand over her mouth.
"Sounds good, Commander." He said.
"Yes, well," Root continued with a scowl at the voice of Artemis Fowl, "as I was saying, help yes. I would send another officer to help you Short, but I wouldn't trist them. So I'm coming to America, and
Foaly is on stand by should we need him, which I doubt once I have arrived."
"Really, sir, I do not need any help." Holly insisted breaking free from Artemis.
Artemis elbowed her hard. "What are you saying? I hate to admit it too but we need help!"
"I'll get back to you." Holly said as she turned the intercom system off.
"Well?" Fowl asked, annoyed.
"Look Artemis, yeah help would be great, but if Root helps us, then that's it. it all goes down on file, and I was really hoping to keep this one quiet." She said.
"Maybe its better if we don't."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Koboi isn't going to just walk up to us with her hands in the air. Holly we need the LEPs help, you must see that."
"I don't, and it's my choice, and I say no. we can do this alone."
"Or die trying," Artemis muttered.
"You know Fowl if I didn't know any better I'd say you were scared."
He smirked. "No Holly, it's called be realistic, probably a concept you're not familiar with."
Emma was listening intently to the argument going on between the two. "Koboi?" she said suddenly, as she recognised the name.
Both Artemis and Holly turned to face her.
"Oh so now you're ready to listen to me." She smiled.
"You know Koboi?" Artemis asked, in his calm silky voice.
She nodded and turned to face the television set, and once more began flicking through the various channels.
Artemis walked around the couch to face her.
"Well?"
"Well?" she asked innocently.
"What do you know about her?"
"Let me get this straight, you want me to tell you about Koboi, for zilch, you want me to divilge information I swore to keep, for nothing?" she exclaimed.
"What do you want then?"
"Hmm, let me see now, what could I possibly want at this percise moment in time…let me think. Wait I know, I could use a little freedom!" she shouted the last word, and stood up angrily.
Artemis smirked. "I don't think so."
"Fine." She said, collapsing back down.
Artemis shook his head and walked away.
Holly walked up to him. "What are you playing at Fowl? She could tell us some useful information."
"So what do you suggest? I open the door and let her go? Then wait for Towers, with his gun to come after me. Some how Holly I don't think so."
"Bargain with her." she said.
"Tell you what then Holly, lets make a deal. I get the information from Emma, and you accept the LEPs offer of help."
"That's completely different…"
"No it's not and even if it was, that's the deal. Take it or leave it."
"Alright fine." Holly said angrily as she went back to the table to grab her helmet.
She faltered for a second. "Does anyone know where Mulch is?"
Tamarisk shook her head, as she looked hurriedly around the room.
"It's alright, he's on a job for me." Butler said suddenly.
The group looked up shocked. Since when did Butler give orders?
Artemis nodded at Butler and turned to Holly. "I think you have some grovelling to do."
"I don't grovel," she replied, as sweetly as she could.
"So, Emma, apart from freedom what do you want to tell me about Koboi?"
Emma looked up from the telly and smiled. "Hmm, I dunno, really."
Artemis had to hold himself back from hitting. He forced his arms by his sides and scowled.
"How about…"
"No freedom." Artemis reminded her.
She ignored him. "How about a deal?"
"What sort of deal?"
"Listen I'm doing you a favour really, but even if, note the word if, you get the money you're owed, my father wont let you walk away. you'll die for this, I am telling you. unless…"
"Unless…" Artemis prompted.
"Unless he dies."
"What?"
"It's you or him. So you get your money, fairy gets Koboi, and I get him, dead."
"And why would you want him dead?"
She laughed. "I don't need someone to rule my life, I can manage it on my own." She said pointedly.
He smirked. "So why don't you leave? Surely you don't need to go to such extremes."
"You think he would let me leave, he's a monster Fowl, and I want him dead. I'll tell you everything,
I'll help, I'll do anything and all I ask is an invitation to his funeral."
"You have to be absolutely sure this is what you want. I mean I cant kill him and then have you saying…"
"I promise it is what I want, what I have always wanted. So do we have a deal?"
Holly looked up from the intercom system, Tamarisk was so shocked her mouth was open, and even Butler had taken his eyes from the window. All eyes were fixed on Artemis.
"He killed my father, and countless others. He deserves to die, and I would willingly kill him, but are you absolutely sure? Killing is one thing you cant undo."
"I have never been more sure about anything in my entire life." She replied, staring into his eyes.
Artemis nodded, seriously. "Very well then, Ms Towers, I think you have yourself a deal."
They reached forwards and shook hands, an unforgettable moment in history.
A/N please R&R